Fixing Maintenance Plan Error code 0x534

This article shows you how to resolve SQL Server maintenance plan execution failure error

The One 'Security' Feature in Oracle You Probably Shouldn't Use

Oracle offers a number of security-related settings, but one could definitely create more harm than good. David Fitzjarrell looks at which parameter that is, and why.

Byte Me: Database Migra(ine)tion

Step by Step Installation of SQL Server 2014 on a New Failover Cluster

Manvendra Singh gives a step-by-step guide to installing SQL Server 2014.

The Younger Generation

Should we worry about getting younger people involved in our profession?

Better Ways to Build a Database

The purpose of a database build is simple: prove that what you have in version control can successfully create a working database, and yet many teams struggle with unreliable and untested database build processes that slow down deployments and prevent the delivery of new functionality. Grant Fritchey explains how to achieve an automated and reliable database build that is only as complex as the database system it needs to create.

Do I Want to Design My Own Transaction Log?

The processing of the Transaction Log seems simple to reproduce, but be sure you consider all the possibilities.

On-Time, or Not

Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that looks at the respect, understanding and compromise we might make with each other.

The New Men of IT

According to the New Men of IT, the industry changes so frequently that experience and qualifications quickly become obsolete and irrelevant. The argument won't wash with Phil Factor.

SQL Server Integration Services SSIS Package Configuration

As you develop, test and deploy SSIS packages, you need to specify different parameter values for things like database connection strings, file and folder paths, etc. without having to edit the individual SSIS packages to make these changes. Ray Barley looks at how you can accomplish this goal by taking advantage of the configuration capabilities that SSIS provides, in particular the SQL Server package configuration.